Assyrian question
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The Assyrian question refers to the historical and political issue of securing recognition, rights, and often territorial or autonomous guarantees for the Assyrian people in the Middle East, particularly in the aftermath of World War I and subsequent persecutions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assyrian question canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical question
ⓘ
minority rights issue ⓘ political issue ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Assyrian Church of the East
ⓘ
Assyrian political organizations ⓘ Chaldean Catholic Church ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| concerns |
Assyrians
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian people
autonomy for Assyrian-populated areas ⓘ cultural rights of Assyrians ⓘ political rights of Assyrians ⓘ recognition of Assyrians as a distinct people ⓘ religious rights of Assyrians ⓘ security of Assyrian communities ⓘ territorial guarantees for Assyrians ⓘ |
| continuesIn | contemporary debates on minority rights in the Middle East ⓘ |
| emergedInContextOf |
World War I
ⓘ
postwar peace conferences ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
North and East Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern Syria
northern Iraq ⓘ northwestern Iran ⓘ Southeastern Anatolia Region ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern Turkey
|
| hasAspect |
protection of Assyrian cultural heritage
ⓘ
recognition of the Assyrian genocide ⓘ refugee and displacement issues affecting Assyrians ⓘ self-determination of Assyrians ⓘ |
| involves |
Assyrian diaspora advocacy
ⓘ
claims for an Assyrian national home ⓘ debates over Assyrian representation at peace conferences ⓘ demands for international protection of Assyrians ⓘ demands for restitution and compensation ⓘ status of Assyrians in Iran ⓘ status of Assyrians in Iraq ⓘ status of Assyrians in Syria ⓘ status of Assyrians in Turkey ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Assyrian genocide
ⓘ
League of Nations minority treaties ⓘ
surface form:
League of Nations minority protection system
Sayfo ⓘ Treaty of Lausanne ⓘ Treaty of Sèvres ⓘ collapse of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ post–World War I settlement in the Middle East ⓘ |
| stakeholders |
Assyrian community leaders
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Eastern states
Western powers ⓘ international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
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